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Kontos, Pia C.; Miller, Karen-Lee; Mitchell, Gail J. – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: The Resident Assessment Instrument-Minimum Data Set (RAI/MDS) is an interdisciplinary standardized process that informs care plan development in nursing homes. This standardized process has failed to consistently result in individualized care planning, which may suggest problems with content and planning integrity. We examined the…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Familiarity, Cooperation, Integrity
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Rich, Shayna E.; Williams, Christianna S.; Zimmerman, Sheryl – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: To identify differences in perspectives that may complicate the process of joint decision making at the end of life, this study determined the agreement of family and staff perspectives about end-of-life experiences in nursing homes and residential care/assisted living communities and whether family and staff roles, involvement in care,…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Familiarity, Death, Interaction
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Llambi, Laura; Margolis, Alvaro; Toews, John; Dapueto, Juan; Esteves, Elba; Martinez, Elisa; Forster, Thais; Lopez, Antonio; Lockyer, Jocelyn – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2008
Introduction: The production of online high-quality continuing professional development is a complex process that demands familiarity with effective program and content design. Collaboration and sharing across nations would appear to be a reasonable way to improve quality, increase access, and reduce costs. Methods: In this case report, the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Physicians, Alzheimers Disease, Familiarity